Having multiple needless laws is another way to control the population. Everyone will be violating at least one law. The government will then just enforce the laws on the people they don't like.
Which is explicitly against the 14th amendment.
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp...
A previous job of mine was software developer for a state motor vehicle agency. I had to read far too many state & federal laws/regulations to make the boat/vehicle registration system compliant.